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Leppävirta
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Municipality
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Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun |
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Konnus channel in Leppävirta
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Location of Leppävirta in Finland
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Country | Finland | |
Region | Northern Savonia | |
Sub-region | Varkaus | |
Charter | 1639 | |
Area
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• Total | 1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi) | |
• Land | 1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi) | |
• Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 68th largest in Finland | |
Population
(2023-12-31)
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• Total | 9,049 | |
• Rank | 109th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 7.96/km2 (20.6/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 97.2% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 2.7% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% | |
• 15 to 64 | 55.1% | |
• 65 or older | 31.5% | |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 9,049 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages
- Sorsakoski
- Häikiä
- Häyry
- Lylymäki
- Niinimäki
- Oravikoski
- Reinikkala
- Saahkarlahti
Notable people
- Jorma Hynninen, opera singer
- Rakel Kansanen , translator
- Helena Kekkonen, peace activist
- Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter
- Pentti Pekkarinen, politician
- Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist
- Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player
- Heikki Soisalo , writer
- Kalle Tähtelä , writer, journalist and military aviator
- Adolf Tillaeus , artisan
- Jukka Vesterinen , sportsperson
International relations
Leppävirta is twinned with:
See also
In Spanish: Leppävirta para niños
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